Is a judge and a judge-like function immune from liability 8 for acts performed in their judicial capacity?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Richardson v. Koshiba, 693 F.2d 911 (9th Cir. 1982):
It is well settled that judges and those performing judge-like functions are absolutely immune from 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 damage liability 8 for acts performed in their judicial capacities. See Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 355-57, 98 S.Ct.
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